drug use

How to Assess Your Teen’s Risk Factors for Drug Addiction – Huffington Post

How to Assess Your Teen’s Risk Factors for Drug Addiction – Huffington Post
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
High levels of stress put teens at greater risk for drug use. According to a survey by The National Center on… Continue reading

More Babies Born Addicted to Painkillers

More babies born addicted to painkillers

Filed under: Cocaine Withdrawal

In Ontario, the rate of postnatal drug withdrawal increased to 4.3 babies per 1000 … where the street drugs of choice have long been heroin, cocaine and crystal …
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Colombia's Escobar Resurrected in New Telenovela

Colombia's Escobar resurrected in new telenovela

Filed under: Cocaine Treatment Program

Almost 20 years after his death, Colombia's Pablo Escobar is getting the telenovela treatment — but not everyone's thrilled. BY JIM WYSS BOGOTA — Almost two decades after he… Continue reading

Wareham Detectives Deploy to Three Drug-Related Incidents Netting Heroin

Wareham detectives deploy to three drug-related incidents netting heroin

Filed under: Cocaine Anonymous

By Anonymous Wareham detectives had a busy Wednesday, deploying to three separate drug-related incidents that netted charges of heroin sale and possession, crack-cocaine possession, and a… Continue reading

In New Mexico, Battling Prescription Drug Use That Leads to Overdoses

In New Mexico, Battling Prescription Drug Use That Leads to Overdoses
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
The state has begun the fight against its newest enemy — prescription-drug abuse — which over the last decade has led to a… Continue reading

Crackdown on Pills Fuels Wave of Heroin Addiction

Crackdown on pills fuels wave of heroin addiction
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
LANCASTER, Ohio — Holly Yates started using painkillers in the ninth grade, at parties and hanging out with friends. The pills were everywhere, easy to get… Continue reading